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diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst index 7058d3a..efa51e2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst @@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ creation according to their needs, the :class:`EnvBuilder` class. .. versionadded:: 3.6 Added the ``prompt`` parameter - Creators of third-party virtual environment tools will be free to use the provided ``EnvBuilder`` class as a base class. @@ -177,16 +176,15 @@ creation according to their needs, the :class:`EnvBuilder` class. .. method:: setup_python(context) - Creates a copy of the Python executable (and, under Windows, DLLs) in - the environment. On a POSIX system, if a specific executable - ``python3.x`` was used, symlinks to ``python`` and ``python3`` will be - created pointing to that executable, unless files with those names - already exist. + Creates a copy of the Python executable in the environment on POSIX + systems. If a specific executable ``python3.x`` was used, symlinks to + ``python`` and ``python3`` will be created pointing to that executable, + unless files with those names already exist. .. method:: setup_scripts(context) Installs activation scripts appropriate to the platform into the virtual - environment. + environment. On Windows, also installs the ``python[w].exe`` scripts. .. method:: post_setup(context) @@ -194,6 +192,11 @@ creation according to their needs, the :class:`EnvBuilder` class. implementations to pre-install packages in the virtual environment or perform other post-creation steps. + .. versionchanged:: 3.7.2 + Windows now uses redirector scripts for ``python[w].exe`` instead of + copying the actual binaries, and so :meth:`setup_python` does nothing + unless running from a build in the source tree. + In addition, :class:`EnvBuilder` provides this utility method that can be called from :meth:`setup_scripts` or :meth:`post_setup` in subclasses to assist in installing custom scripts into the virtual environment. |